The history of the Mystery brand. Mystery TVs: reviews of buyers and specialists Mystery electronics company

This Canadian team began their creative career with the lightweight AOR, but then redefined their views and followed the progressive path beaten by their fellow countrymen from "Saga" and "Rush". "Mystery" was born in 1986 on the initiative of Michel St. Pierre, and at first it had the status of a purely studio project and only after four years turned into a full-fledged team. At the turn of the decades, the positions in the group were distributed as follows: Saint-Pierre (guitar), Raymond Savoy (vocals), Stéphane Perrault (drums) and Benoit Dupuis (keyboards). At that time, Michel had already acquired his own studio "Illusion", and in 1991 the first "mysterious" sessions were held there.

With the help of Raymond's brother Gary (vocals) and Richard Edison (bass) "Mystery" recorded the CD of the same name, released in 1992 on their own. The album attracted interest from a number of record companies, but due to the drummer's illness, the business stalled, and the band members took up side projects. However, there was still no complete abandonment, and in 1993 Michelle and Gary spent the whole summer in Illusion, writing about 20 new "mysterious" songs.

That fall, Stefan returned to service, and although the illness made his legs mobile, he continued to work in a wheelchair, developing a new technique that allowed him to knock without using programmable sequencers. The following year, the team actively performed in concerts, and also started preparing the second album. When "Mystery" found themselves in the studio, the line-up increased by two, and the new members of the project were Patrick Borkue (bass) and Michelle Painchod (saxophone, acoustic guitar). In 1995, St. Pierre founded Unicorn Records, and the following year, the label released the album Theater Of The Mind. By that time, the configuration had changed, and responsibilities were redistributed as follows: Michelle (guitar, keyboards), Patrick (bass), Gary (vocals) and Stefan (drums, synthesizers).

With the release of "Theater Of The Mind", the band's fame spread beyond Canada, and their discs began to be sold in the US, Norway and France. Over time, Perrault found it difficult to cope with the installation, and he decided to take up graphics (he subsequently redesigned the cover of "Theater Of The Mind"). It didn't take long to find a replacement, and Steve Gagnier soon filled the vacancy.

Only in 2007, "Mystery" released the longplay "Beneath The Veil Of Winter" s Face, which was a mixture of AOR (to a lesser extent) and neo-prog (to a greater extent). The following work, "One Among The Living ", although there have been some line-up changes over the three-year period between releases.

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Did you know that many brands presented on the market today under beautiful foreign names are actually domestic goods and have nothing to do with Europe and America? Perhaps you have such a product at home and you think that it is European, but no ...

Our domestic manufacturers are very fond of giving their goods beautiful foreign names. The advertising of this product creates associations with German quality, European style, etc. But in fact, these products have nothing to do with European countries. Basically, all goods are made in China, or, at best, in Russia.

It just so happened, but Russians are much more willing to buy goods with foreign names, thinking that since the name is foreign, then the quality will be appropriate. The beginning of this was laid during the collapse of the USSR, when people swept from the shelves everything that at least somehow hinted at a foreign origin.

Our savvy manufacturers have also adapted to this trend. The scheme is very simple - a company is registered in one of the European countries - this gives the most beautiful foreign name, as well as the address of the head office, for example, in Germany. At the same time, the entire management of the company is Russian (an office in Germany may not even physically exist at all), the goods are manufactured in China or in Russia (where it is cheaper). And voila, a new product with a beautiful foreign name is ready! Then it's up to advertising - to beautifully present the product to the population, focusing on the European origin of the product and "excellent German (French, Italian, etc.) quality." But in fact, the product has nothing to do with the specified country.

All these "machinations" allow you to sell a product much more expensive than its real value. Compare what would you buy a TV called Hunsujin or a TV called Mystery? Both TVs are completely identical, produced at the same factory in China, only in the first case it is written on the box that this is a Chinese TV, and in the second it is a European-level TV with super-duper effects and the manufacturer's headquarters in London. The answer is obvious.

In China, there are special factories that produce the same goods on the order of just such "manufacturers". These products are no different in their essence and appearance. The only difference is in the etiquette and packaging. Such a product will go to Russia under the name Vitek (for example), and to India - AbnDeli. The name is different - the product is 100% identical.

You will most likely now think that these products under foreign brands produced in China or Russia are bad and of poor quality. Not certainly in that way. Rather, not so with minor exceptions. The goods are manufactured in good, large factories in compliance with all standards. It's just that the manufacturers decided in this way to attract the attention of buyers - giving the product a foreign name. The quality does not suffer from this. By the way, did you know that iPhone phones are made in China? And this does not mean that they are bad - the American company Apple orders production in other countries, because it's much cheaper. Our manufacturers do the same, only the names are given not by “Electronics” and “Mir”, but by Mystery, Vitek, Kaizer, Bork.

Yes, of course, there are exceptions when the product is of poor quality, but, as a rule, such brands do not last long. Although buyers have time to spoil the nerves.

Here is a list of the most famous brands that "pretend" to be foreign, but in fact are ours:

Technics

"Vitek"... Yes, this is not an Austrian technique. It's just that the trademark is registered there. The goods are manufactured in China. The leadership is Russian.
"Scarlett"... The joint Sino-Russian company has nothing to do with Great Britain. Only the title.
"Rolsen"... Televisions and monitors are assembled at a plant in Fryazino near Moscow from parts purchased in Southeast Asia.
"Kaiser"... It has nothing to do with Germany. The equipment is produced in factories in Poland and Italy.
"Bork"... Also "our", with Europe nothing in common, except for the name. It is the property of the Elektroflot household appliances store chain.
"Elenberg" is a trade mark of the Eldorado chain.
Defender- domestic computer components. Quite high quality, though. Defender products are manufactured at factories in Western Europe and East Asia

This also includes Akira, Binatone, Explay, Nexx, Polar, Supra, Mystery, Prology- these products have nothing to do with Western states.

Cloth

Finn Flare, Baon, Savage, O'STIN- under these trade marks exclusively Russian-made clothes are sold. True, the clothes are of high quality, but the price is too high (due to the alleged European origin).
Nordway, Termit, Outventure, Joss, Delamare- trade marks of the Russian network "Sportmaster". Clothes for them are made in China.

As well as - Gee Jay, Gloria Jeans, Oggi, R2, Rico Ponti, Savage, Vassa, Zarina, Tom Claim etc. All this is ours.

Shoes

"Carlo Pazolini"... The company is Russian; it produces footwear at its own factories located in Russia and China. Imitation under a beautiful Italian name.
"Camelot"... Copies of expensive youth footwear brands "Grinders", "Dr. Martens" and "Shellys" are sewn in Poland and China.
TJCollection, Chester, Carnaby- three trademarks that belong to one company established in the UK in 1992. The company allegedly manufactures shoes in Italy and Spain. But neither in the UK, nor in Italy, nor in Spain, you will not find shoes with this name. Draw conclusions.
"Ralf Ringer"... Shoes are produced in factories in Moscow, Vladimir and Zaraisk. True, they do not hide the fact that they are "ours."
"Tervolina"... Produces footwear in Togliatti and China.

Products

"Greenfield"... Exclusively "English" tea is a product of the St. Petersburg tea producer "Orimi Trade".
"Mr. Ricco"... Italian mayonnaise is produced in Russia, nothing in common with Italy.
"Bagbier"... The beer is produced in Omsk, named after the director of the brewery - Ivan Bagnyuk.

Cosmetics and household chemicals

"Faberlic"... Yes, they are also ours. Cosmetics are made at two factories - in Balashikha and the Moscow region, using, however, raw materials and developments of foreign firms.
Ile de Beautet, L'Etoile, Rive Gauche- are Russian companies. You will not find such retail chains anywhere else in France.
"Frau Schmidt"... Household chemicals of domestic production with a beautiful German name. In Germany, they never even heard of such a Frau.

Tableware

"Gipfel" and "Berghoff" they have absolutely nothing to do with either Germany or Belgium. All tableware of these brands is made in China.

Stationery

Erich Krause... Office goods of "German" quality are produced in Russia.

Insurance

InTouch... The "European" level of service is the work of our craftsmen.

Here is a far from complete list of "werewolf brands" that hide behind beautiful foreign names. What foreign brands of domestic bottling do you know?

Buyers do not always dream of buying an expensive, high-tech TV for home with a full range of functions. They often want a simple and inexpensive model that will show a couple of their favorite channels. These are the buyers who turn their attention to the Mystery technique. She will be discussed in the article.

A little about the company

The Mystery technique belongs to the budget segment of the domestic market. The cheapest microwave ovens, multicooker, televisions and other household appliances (except for large ones) are produced under this brand. The most widespread products of the company received in Russia and Ukraine, but sometimes they can be found in other countries of the near abroad.

A distinctive feature of the company is a wide range of goods. The products of this brand are found in almost all market shares, and the model range also pleases with a variety. In addition, the brand's production lines do not stand still, and its catalog is constantly updated with new items.

The equipment is assembled in China and Russia, like all similar products of the lower price segment.

Consider several popular models of this brand, their characteristics and reviews.

Mystery MTV 1918LW TV

Mystery MTV 1918LW TV is 19 inches. The frame refresh rate is 50 Hz. The resolution is 1366x768.

The viewing angle is 170 degrees. The device comes with two built-in 6W speakers. There are holes on the back for wall mounting.

Mystery MTV 1918LW reviews

As already clear from the description, this is a TV with a small diagonal. Such, as a rule, are taken to small apartments, put in the kitchen or purchased for summer cottages. Mystery MTV 1918LV TV is quite popular among buyers. Owner reviews indicate that the underlying reason for its purchase was the low price of this model. At the same time, there is no need to talk about the quality of the image, you can no longer watch movies in Full HD on it. Some owners complain about the modest viewing angle - if the family is large, then people sitting at the edges of the room may see the film with distortion.

As for the reliability of the equipment, there are no special complaints about the Mystery MTV 1918LW TV. The experts' comments indicate that the equipment conscientiously fulfills its entire warranty period. Breakdowns such as broken speakers are detected almost in the first days after purchase. Describing this model, the owners say that this is a reliable, convenient option for unassuming people who will not focus on either sound quality or image quality, and who need a regular model to just watch their favorite movies and TV shows.

Mystery 2429LTA2 TV

This is another popular model of this company. Mystery 24292LTA2 is a 24-inch LCD TV with Smart TV function, as well as the ability to connect the device to a wireless Wi-Fi network. The model comes with 1080p Full HD resolution. Two speakers (10 W each) create a surround sound effect. Refresh rate index - 50 Hz, maximum viewing angle - 170 degrees.

Opinions about Mystery 2429LTA2

Much more popular (compared to the previous model) is the MysteryMTV 2429LTA2 TV. Consumer reviews indicate that due to the larger diagonal, it is much more often bought for daily use in the apartment. Since its cost is low, Mystery 2429LTA2 is often purchased by legal entities in order to place the screen in public places: reception rooms, living rooms, hotel rooms.

The Smart TV function allows you to watch YouTube videos, series and cartoons on TV directly over the Internet. This option is especially convenient for parents of toddlers. Thus, you can find any desired cartoon for the entertainment of the child. In this case, the requirements for the quality of the picture, of course, the child has few.

However, the owners note that often all applications crash and do not work properly. Also, many complain about the quality of the image: it diffuses when viewed from afar, the declared brightness is not maintained, the colors are far from natural. With the declared viewing angle of 170 degrees, the picture is greatly distorted when you look at the screen from the side. As for the reliability of the model itself, there are no special complaints about this parameter. This is an ordinary TV - this is how you can summarize the reviews for this model.

Mystery MTV-3230LT2 TV

Model with a diagonal of 32 inches, a viewing angle of 160 degrees, stereo sound, which is provided by 2 built-in speakers of 8 W each and support for digital broadcasting standards. Screen resolution - 1366x768 pixels, frame refresh rate - 50 Hz.

Opinions about Mystery MTV-3230LT2

This is another popular model related to Mystery LED TVs. Reviews about her are generally positive. Most buyers agree that for that kind of money, this is a decent model that is needed only to simply watch your favorite channels. Compared to well-known brands, this model is inferior in picture quality due to the small resolution and small hertzovka. Dynamic scenes and close-ups appear slightly washed out.

Small viewing angles are another problem that plagues many Mystery TVs. Consumer reviews indicate that this problem has not bypassed this model either. One has only to deviate from the perpendicular, as the picture begins to distort. Color rendition also leaves much to be desired. Skin tone, nature colors often look unnatural. The result of the review of this model is a simple option for undemanding buyers, suitable for a garden or summer cottage.

Mystery MTV-4330LT2 TV

Mystery MTV-4330LT2 is a 43-inch TV with pixels, LED backlighting and stereo sound, which is provided by two speakers with a total power of 16 watts. Viewing angle - 178 degrees, frame refresh rate - 50 Hz.

MYSTERY

N. Menson, founder of the company: Today the Mystery company to a large extent forms the market of automotive audio and multimedia equipment.
When Paul Barton and I created the Mystery brand many years ago and launched the first line of car audio, our goal was to offer customers reliable, decent-sounding devices at the lowest price. And we did it!

At the beginning of our journey, we found the best solutions from the existing ones and then implemented them with a record price / quality ratio. Today Mystery is a serious company that pays great attention to its own developments. Now we ourselves are able to surprise the world with new multifunctional devices, and our models are copied by competitors.

In modern Mystery lineups, you will find players that can read all digital formats. One- and two-din head units with a retractable 7 ”active screen. Overhead monitors from 7 "to 15" with a tuner and FM-modulator, which allows you to wirelessly connect to the standard car system. Pairing components is facilitated by Bluetooth and USB inputs. We continue to develop and expand the range of devices and components for music lovers: amplifiers, acoustics, cables, accessories, etc. Our audio components continue to beat significantly more established competitors in tests.

Mystery devices of the latest generation are single-din radio tape recorders, in which an LCD screen is always present. The choice of such devices is great - there are models with a screen from 3 to 4.6 inches! That is, now you can watch full-length video on a radio tape recorder without even connecting an additional monitor. And this trend will continue. We predict that very soon the wide screen in the radio will become a mandatory standard, and completely replace the old samples with a conventional display. A similar situation arose once with the MP3 format, but now it is impossible to imagine a radio tape recorder without MP3 support.

All Mystery equipment is fully adapted to the conditions of the country in which it is sold. So, in TVs and Mystery multimedia systems sold in Russia, there is definitely a SECAM format that is relevant here. The same goes for our new widescreen radios - SECAM is a must here. And, by the way, this is how we compare favorably with peers on the market. Mystery navigation devices know all the nooks and crannies here and speak Russian. Mystery was one of the first to introduce GPS navigation systems to the Russian market. Moreover, this is not just a navigation system, but a full-fledged multimedia entertainment center, which, among others, has a navigation function.

NM: Paul and I always strive to make the kind of technology that we would like to have in our own cars. Our company is flexible enough not to be in the tail of progress, and strong enough to constantly be in the first positions.
Mystery will always combine the latest solutions and advanced technologies in the best possible way.

5 years ago

The American company was founded by friends and businessmen P. Barton and N. Manson. The Mystery trademark was born in the United States of America in 1999, as they say, on the verge of millennia, and therefore it can be safely called a young trademark.

The name of the brand "Mystery" is translated as "secret". And the appearance of the company on the market can be considered quite natural if you know that friends and businessmen were fond of good sound in everyday life.

Initially, they set themselves the goal of creating such audio devices so that they could be available to anyone. Moreover, the devices should be of such quality and such a price that a person of average income could dream of them and buy these devices with pleasure. And business friends coped with their task.

The principle of the company's operation is based, first of all, on the fact that the progressive technologies in the world of audio systems are carefully traced here, and then materials and components are also carefully selected. Whatever the specialists in the company do, they always focus on the final price of the product. As a result, fellow businessmen were able to obtain such devices, whose functional properties corresponded to the most expensive devices. And although the price did not allow them to be called elite, in fact they were.

Note that the founders of the company did not call their products elite. They said: "Our modesty and its low price hinder us." This phrase from the lips of P. Barton became the slogan of Mystery.

As a result of a well-thought-out policy and marketing moves, it was possible to establish a balanced production of a large range of different types of products. It included everything from the world of car audio, multimedia, car video equipment, car acoustics, amplifiers, subwoofers and car tuning accessories - neon lights, cables and other things that are available on the car audio & video market.

We emphasize that the Mystery company produces not only audio systems for cars. Consumers are happy to buy meat grinders from Mystery, as well as blenders, convection ovens, refrigerators and freezers, microwave ovens, steamers, electric kettles, juicers, floor scales, and electronic clocks. All this belongs to the Mystery household appliances group.

And yet, first of all, the range of products intended for motorists is expanding. Under the Mystery trademark, on the market you can see power amplifiers, receivers, televisions and monitors that can be mounted on the ceiling of a car cab; video recorders and GPS navigators, multimedia systems with a retractable monitor.

It is also necessary to say about Mystery auto accessories. We are talking about covers for car seats, voltage converters, security systems, rear view cameras, compressors, parking sensors and more.